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Class of 2024
Katelyn Davies Kennedy
Soccer, Basketball, Gymnastics
Xenia High School 2007
Two-time soccer MVP and three-time Captain - Played on two District Championship teams, earned one 3rd and three 1st Team All-GWOC honors, and three 1st Team All-Area honors - 3rd Team All-State, 2006 - National Honor Society scholar at XHS - Three-time member of the U.S. National Pool - Received full Athletic scholarship to University North Carolina Charlotte - As a two-time Co-Captain and four-year starter, played on three A-10 Conference Champions - #4 in Charlotte history in games started - Played semi-professionally with Ohio Premier - Won Coach of the Year, 2015, as Head Coach with Miami Valley High School
Bob Wynn
Golf
Xenia High School 1958
After only playing his senior year at Xenia HS, Bob became the first and only golfer in Xenia history to play on the Professional tour - Played in 207 professional events and made the cut in over half - On the PGA Tour, won the 1976 B.C. Open in New York and on the PGA Senior Tour won the NYNEX Commemorative, 1993 - Won three consecutive Ohio Open Championships, 1970-72 - Tied with the legend Jack Nicklaus after two rounds in the 1975 PGA and shot even par in the 1977 Masters - Attended Ohio University - U.S. Army veteran
Paul Boxwell
Football, Basketball, and Coach
Xenia Central High School 1922
Won 6 letters as a Captain in football and basketball - A star on undefeated 1921 football team which was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019 - Basketball State Semi-finalists in junior year and chosen 2nd Team All-State honors - Played freshmen football at Ohio State and eventually at Wilmington College as a Captain on the football team - Coached at the OS&SO Home and Delta HS - Coached the County track Champions at Spring Valley HS - As an assistant coach at Xenia Central, won three MVL football championships, six MVL basketball titles along with one State Championship and a 3rd place finish at the State - As a head coach, the Track team won two MVL titles
Ray Snyder
Football, Basketball, Track
Xenia Central High School 1941
1st Team All-MVL football - 1940, 2nd Team - 1939, 1st Team All-MVL basketball - 1940 and 1941 - All-MVL league meet, 3rd in broad jump - 1940, 2nd in broad jump and 1st on mile relay - 1941 - Played on five MVL league championship teams, two 2nd place MVL teams, and a State Semi-finalist basketball team - President Student Government, NHS inductee, and a three-year band member - Baseball and basketball star at Ohio State - 1945-46 team finished 3rd in NCAA tournament - Captain, leading scorer, and East-West All-Star, 1945-46 - OSU record for stolen bases - Coached high school sports for 6 years and recipient of nationally prestigious YMCA Director of PE Award - Served in WW II
Tommy Hoskins
Wrestling
Xenia High School 1987
4th place at State Championships (1986) and 2nd seed (1987) - Placed 1st twice at WOL meet (1985, 1987) and 3rd (1986) - Three-time District Champion (1985 thru 1987) - Competed with U.S. Air Force wrestling team - Previously inducted as a member of the 1985-86 State Runner-up Wrestling team - Head Coach at Legacy Christian Academy for 3 years and an Assistant Coach when Legacy won three Division 3 State Championships - Tommy's coaching success is further reflected as his two sons at Legacy achieved 3 State Championships, a 2nd place finish, two 3rd place finishes, and a 5th place finish - Started the K-6 youth wrestling program at Legacy - Served our country in the U.S. Air Force and in Desert Storm (1988-92)
Dorian Channels
Basketball
Xenia High School 1996
The first 4-year Varsity letter winner in Xenia basketball history - Led his team in scoring and rebounding during his junior and senior seasons - A rare two-time Most Valuable Player for 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons - After his senior season, Dorian was the 2nd all-time career scorer in the storied history of Xenia basketball - Achieved 1st Team All-WOL and All-State Honorable Mention as a senior and 2nd Team All-WOL honors as a junior - Also named as a 1st Team District 9 All-Star as a senior and junior - Greene County Player of the Year as a junior - Played at Allen Hancock Junior College in California
Jane Collett Newton
Community and Athletic Contributor
2024
A 1976 XHS graduate, Jane has devoted her time and energy selflessly as a contributor to numerous athletic programs - President of All-Sorts Boosters Club, 2001-06 - Chairwoman of Greene County Community Foundation golf outing fundraiser, 2010-2024 - Vice President of Greene County Community Foundation, 2014-present - President of Collett Propane, 1990-2021 - Greene County Parks and Trails Commissioner, 2020-present - Graduated with marketing degree from Wright State University, 1980 - Jane and Collett Propane have stepped up countless times in sponsoring and supporting athletic teams and facilities in the Xenia community.
Rex Plymale
Football and Wrestling Coach
Xenia Schools 1980-2017
Began coaching career in 1980 at Central Junior High - Moved to Varsity staff in 1984 as secondary coach - Served as Defensive Coordinator, 1989-2008, being recognized frequently as coaching the league's best defense - Served as Defensive Line Coach, 1989-2017, with many of his athletes having successful college careers - Served Xenia football under six different head coaches - Rex's coaching career was culminated with his selection into the Miami Valley Football Coaches Hall of Fame, 2010.
Tony Pitstick
Football
Xenia High School 1969
All-Ohio 1st Team as offensive tackle, 1968 - All-WOL Honorable Mention as linebacker in 1967 and All-WOL 1st Team as offensive tackle, 1968 - MVP of outstanding 1968 team which was previously inducted into the Hall of Fame, 2020-21 - 1st Team Dayton Journal Herald, All-Miami Valley, and Southwest District, 1968 - Football scholarship to Ohio State University - Played on 1970 National Champions and three Big 10 Champion teams - Played semipro football for the league champion NY Football Rams - On the conference All-Star team as well as being voted team MVP, 1976
John Higgins
Professional Race Car Driver
Xenia High School 1965
National and professional race car champion - Drove Porsche racing cars in over 30 International endurance races including victories at 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring - In final race at age of 75, finished 1st in class and 2nd overall in Historic 24 Hours of Daytona - Scored over 50 class victories in a Historic Vintage racing career including the 2001 Rolex Endurance Championship and 2005 Jo Bonnier Cup series Championship for CanAm cars - Won Class victories 6 times in International GT series for Porsche and Ferrari cars - Established Greene County's first recycling center while Director of Xenia Chamber of Commerce - Opened Dayton's only Lexus dealership, 1990 - Served 8 years on Lexus's National Board - Inducted into the prestigious Road Racing Drivers Club, 2005
Dean Chenoweth
Hydroplane Racing
Xenia Central High School 1955
At age 15, won three national championships in Class A and Class B hydroplanes and Class A stock boats - Won 25 Unlimited hydroplane races between 1968-1982 - Won the Crown Jewel of APBA (American Power Boat Association) competition with four Gold Cup Championships and the National High Point Hydroplane Championship four times - Set a record of 20 heat race wins in the first 5 events of the 1980 season - Well-known also as the driver of Bernie Little's famed Miss Budweiser - Inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991 - Set world lap speed record in 1980 - Died tragically while racing in 1982 at 44 years of age
1940-41 Xenia Central High School
State Semi-Finalist Basketball
The District Champions finished the regular season 12-3 and with an 18-4 record post- tournament - Only losses to State tournament qualifiers Spring Valley and Middletown, undefeated MVL Champion Miamisburg, and the 1941 State Champion Martins Ferry - Five underclassmen went on to star on the State Championship team in the 1941-42 season - Five of the 1940-41 team are individual Hall of Fame inductees: Ray Snyder, Bob Winter, Paul Huston, Jack Wilson, Wendell Cultice - Snyder was team Captain and leading scorer at Ohio State - Winter was offered football and basketball scholarships to Ohio State - Huston was a 2nd Team All-American at Ohio State and professionally a 1st round pick by Chicago Stags in the BAA - Wilson was Captain of Ohio State's victorious 1950 Rose Bowl team and drafted by the Detroit Lions - "Smoke" Davis was the starting center on Penn State's football team - Many of these men bravely served in WW II and Rocky Thomas who gave his life in France has a prestigious scholarship given annually in his name at XHS
Kneeling L-R: Paul Huston, Roger "Rocky" Thomas, Wendell "Butch" Cultice, Bob Winter, Jack Wilson
Standing L-R: Coach Tom Blackburn, Willard "Stogie" Bath, Bob Geyer, Lawrence "Smoke" Davis, Tom Adair, Ray Snyder ... Not pictured: Asst. Coach Paul Boxwell
1977-78 Xenia High School
1978 Class AAA District Basketball Champions
Only one of three teams since the 1942 State Champions to win a District Basketball Championship ..... a span covering 82 years - With only one returning starter and an average regular season record, this unyielding and resilient team began a magical tournament run to upset three highly regarded opponents, two of which had defeated the Bucs in the regular season - Lost in triple overtime in the Regional Semi-final - Captain Lorrie Alexander lettered 3 years at Central State while winning their Academic Award - Eric Salter played basketball at Power 5 conference Kansas State and Central State - Kelvin Boddie ran track at Central State while Shaun Blackburn played at Cedarville and Sinclair - Alexander was the MVP, Boddie was the Best Defensive Player and Rod Golden received the Loyalty Award - K.K. Greene was the Most Improved Player while Blackburn was recognized with the Scholar-Athlete Award and as the best Free Throw shooter - Salter was 1st Team All-Dayton Area and 2nd Team All-WOL while Blackburn and Alexander were All-WOL Honorable Mention and All-Dayton Area HM
Kneeling L-R: Doug Bickett, Greg Vaughan, Rod Golden, Kelvin Boddie, Mark Bazelak, Kenneth "K.K." Greene
Standing L-R: Asst. Coach Mack Bottorff, Shaun Blackburn, Mike Eakins, Lorrie Alexander, Eric Salter, Jim Ferguson, Chris Johnson, Head Coach Phil Anderson
The four basketball coaches that coached the Hall of Fame 1940-41 and 1977-78 teams are all in the Hall of Fame as individual inductees .... Tom Blackburn in the first Class of 2011, Phil Anderson in the second Class of 2012, Mack Bottorff in the Class of 2015, and Paul Boxwell in this year's Class of 2024
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